Very easy opening, tricky round 2 and then an important round 3...honestly i think than a qf is a good perspective IF she can keep that level of playing

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Kvitova is in Vika's quarter. Think of that draw.
Anyway, Hampton will probably lose round 1 to Stephens, so this semi is huge for her

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@DIAH ^ You forgot to incl New Haven (W) and when I say up to and incl, then why are you talking about Tokyo and Beijing and YEC? ... Those 3 latter tournaments are obviously post USO.

True, my mistake. Obviously the last three tournaments fall outside of your timeline. Regarding New Haven, how many top twenty players were there? When I say "big" I mean a field with most of the top twenty in it (typically majors, premier mandatories and premier 5s but there are some "small" tournaments, like Sydney, that I consider "big" due to the field). I also excluded Copenhagen for the same reason.

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Caro lost to Hampton at eastbourne. Its amazing she got that far.
At least she's trying harder. her level of play is not good.

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Just checked the draw... it's okay. At least a 1st round that should be easy, at least she can improve from last year. I hope she can reach at least 3rd round. It's funny because Errani got a super good quarter but on grass she's super vulnerable.

No match is easy for Caro. Stephens in round 3. Caro will probably lose in round 2 or 3.
But it doesnt matter. She has to improve her game.
Forehand, serve, volleying. Everything is still a mess.
Whatever coaching she's been getting isnt helping her

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Losing to Hampton is no shame. Hampton is a very talented player who hasn't lived up to her potential until these last few weeks. She basically lost to a top 15 player on form (imo) The positives i take from the match is that Caroline's serve was great and she is hitting with more depth which gives her more winners. Her draw is good enough to make the 3rd round which should be tough (Hampton/Stephens/Petkovic)

A few points here and there and she would be in the final, coming into the tournament I don't think most of us had high hopes. It sure wasn't pretty but let's not dramatize. At least it was a close loss and not what we suffered on clay. That was BAD.
Now time to rest a little and get ready for Wimbledon, she must have a good run. This isn't clay, no excuses.